Determine whether employees participating in STH+ will experience greater improvements in diet, as measured by amount of calories consumed from fat and amount of fruits and vegetables consumed than employees in STH.

Determine whether employees participating in STH+ will experience greater improvements in diet, as measured by amount of calories consumed from fat and amount of fruits and vegetables consumed than employees in STH.

Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE

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Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE

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Descriptive Information

Brief Title ICMJE

Steps to Health: Targeting Obesity in the Health Care Workplace

Official Title ICMJE

Steps to Health: Targeting Obesity in the Health Care Workplace

Brief Summary

The proposal of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two worksite weight management programs at Duke: Steps to Health (STH) ('usual standard of care') and the more extensive Steps to Health Plus! (STH+).

Detailed Description

Steps to Health and Steps to Health Plus! aim to help Duke employees achieve weight loss and maintain healthy weights. We will be following participants in these programs over a two year period. These two groups will be compared with an observational comparison group of employees who meet eligibility criteria but do not take part in the randomized controlled trial. We will assess whether the two programs decrease obesity-related injuries in the workplace and estimate the net costs of the two programs relative to their effectiveness more broadly.

Incentives (up to 1,000 STH dollars [$100]) to take part in the program assessments.

Other Name: STH

Behavioral: Steps to Health Plus!

The STH+ intervention is an intensive 12-month behavioral intervention targeting obese employees. It is stage-based and works with the participant at his/her level of readiness to change using counseling based on motivational interviewing. STH+ includes: